Ford Right, Ford Left

[Old Henry]

"Wax on, wax off", Mr. Miyagi told the Karate Kid without telling him why.



So, he did for a long time without knowing why until one day he rebelled and said he wasn't going to "wax on, wax off" any more when instantly Mr. Miyagi challenged his strength in those motions used in Karate identical to the circular motions of putting wax on the car and wiping the wax off. To his surprise, the Karate Kid discovered the great strength he had developed without even knowing it.



The same thing happened to me. I have a sedentary job and live a fairly sedentary life and do not feel physically strong in most respects. So, at our family reunion last weekend, when my 5 young strapping adult sons and 5 equally strapping sons-in-law were challenging each other to arm wrestles, I just sat by enjoying the entertainment. But, then I had the idea, "I have been driving Old Henry for 6 years now using mostly one arm, my right one, with the suicide knob, which is no easy task. Maybe I have some power in my right arm more than I think even though the rest of me is quite weak." So, I gave it a whirl.



And,



Much to my surprise,



I was able to beat the two of my sons that I challenged.



So, keep spinning those wheels with those knobs. You too may reap such unexpected rewards.

Oh, here's the fam at the reunion. Ten kids sitting, oldest on the left to youngest on the right with 9 spouses standing and 28 grandkids sprinkled around with two more one the way. (If I'm adding up right that's a total of 49 going on 51 in my family.)



One more little note of interest: After cleaning and waxing all of Mr. Miyagi's cars he let Daniel-san pick his favorite. Anyone remember what he picked?